Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.   

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on October - 26.   

1719  On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

1740  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on October - 26.   

1759  On October - 26 birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice   

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)   

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.   

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)   

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.